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Caroline Rhea

Caroline Rhea (born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian actress and stand-up comedian from Westmount, Quebec, best known as Aunt Hilda on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and as the voice of Linda Flynn-Fletcher on Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb..

Born
April 13, 1964, Westmount, Quebec
Voice of
Linda Flynn-Fletcher (Phineas and Ferb)
Specials
3 one-hour specials
Caroline Rhea
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Who is Caroline Rhea?

Caroline Rhea (born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian actress and stand-up comedian from Westmount, Quebec, best known as Aunt Hilda on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and as the voice of Linda Flynn-Fletcher on Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb.

She moved to New York in 1986 and came up at Catch a Rising Star and The Comic Strip alongside comics like Chris Rock, Dave Attell, Marc Maron and Jim Gaffigan. She has three one-hour stand-up specials: One Night Stand (HBO), Rhea's Anatomy (Bravo) and Give Me My Remote (Showtime).

She is the daughter of an obstetrician, attended The Study, an all-girls school in Westmount, and studied at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and the University of Arizona. Her first filmed stand-up sets aired on MTV's Half-Hour Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live and Caroline's Comedy Hour. Her Hollywood acting debut came on NBC's Pride & Joy, opposite Jeremy Piven, and she later played Noleta Nethercott in Sordid Lives: The Series on Logo.

On TV she hosted the syndicated daytime talk show The Caroline Rhea Show, was the original host of NBC's The Biggest Loser for its first three seasons, was a Hollywood Squares regular and appeared on ABC's Match Game (2016–2020). She played Judy Reynolds on Disney Channel's Sydney to the Max (2019–2021) and still performs stand-up live.

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Timeline

  1. 1964Born April 13 in Westmount, Quebec.
  2. 1986Moves to New York to do stand-up at Catch a Rising Star and The Comic Strip.
  3. 2004Appears in Christmas with the Kranks.
  4. 2005The Perfect Man; recurring role on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
  5. 2007Stars in the Lifetime movie To Be Fat Like Me.
  6. 2016Joins ABC's Match Game as a regular (through 2020).
  7. 2019Plays Judy Reynolds on Sydney to the Max (through 2021).
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Stand-up specials

HBOOne Night StandOne-hour special
BravoRhea's AnatomyOne-hour special
ShowtimeGive Me My RemoteOne-hour special
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Movies & TV

ABC/The WBSabrina the Teenage WitchAunt Hilda
SyndicatedThe Caroline Rhea ShowHost
NBCThe Biggest LoserOriginal host, seasons 1–3
Disney ChannelPhineas and FerbVoice of Linda Flynn-Fletcher
Film · 2004Christmas with the Kranks
ABC · 2016–2020Match GamePanelist
Disney Channel · 2019–2021Sydney to the MaxJudy Reynolds
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Caroline Rhea FAQ

Who played Aunt Hilda on Sabrina the Teenage Witch?

Caroline Rhea played Hilda Spellman on Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Where is Caroline Rhea from?

Westmount, Quebec, Canada. She was born on April 13, 1964.

Who voices Linda on Phineas and Ferb?

Caroline Rhea voices Linda Flynn-Fletcher, Phineas and Candace's mom.

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Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Facts checked Oct 30, 2026.

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